# #1062 - Ryan Vandervlis

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Podcast: [Shaun Newman Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shaun-newman-podcast-532222)
Published: 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shaun-newman/episodes/1062---Ryan-Vandervlis-e3jutd4
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Duration seconds: 5925

## Resource

Ryan Vandervlis is a former junior hockey player, mental health advocate, and founder of the Ignited Minds Foundation. He played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Concordia Stingers before a severe 2018 campfire accident left him with life-threatening burns to the front of his body, requiring a medically induced coma and a long recovery. He now works as a child and youth care counsellor for Hull Services in Calgary and founded Ignited Minds Foundation which aims to support young Albertans facing mental illness from trauma. Watch the Cornerstone Forum 26’ https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/ Silver Gold Bull Links: Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/ Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.com Text Grahame: (587) 441-9100 Bow Valley Credit Union Bitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gateway Email: welcome@BowValleycu.com Expat Money expatmoney.com/worldwar3 Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

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